Where does “suppuration” come from?
Suppuration comes from Latin suppuratio, formed from the Latin suffix -tio, which derives from Proto-Indo-European -ti- and Proto-Indo-European -tis.
suppuration (English): Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself;...
Definitions
- Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself;...
Ancestry of “suppuration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suppuratio | suppuration; abscess |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |